Oxbotica And AppliedEV to Develop Fully Autonomous Multi-Purpose Vehicle

The UK’s Oxbotica and AppliedEV have announced a collaboration to develop a fully autonomous, multi-purpose electric vehicle capable of being deployed in a wide range of environments for a variety of commercial applications.

The project will see Oxbotica integrate its autonomous vehicle software with AppliedEV’s programmable and configurable EV platform.

Industrial logistics and goods delivery will be the first industries targeted for deployment, with continued growth expected in further industries as the number of vehicles scaled. 

The AppliedEV platform, Blanc Robot, is modular and fully flexible, designed to operate as a fully autonomous vehicle and configurable for specific applications, such as logistics or industrial. AppliedEV offers the Blanc Robot with an all-wheel-drive system, in either an off-road or on-road specification.

Battery size is matched to the duty and charge cycles, with total efficiency up to 10 miles/kWh. 

Paul Newman, Founder & CTO of Oxbotica, says: “Working in collaboration with AppliedEV to provide the market with an autonomy solution comprising both hardware and software with the highest safety standards is a singular and unifying goal. We have an ambitious deployment goal over the coming years, driven by an extraordinary market appetite for a  world-class product.”

Julian Broadbent, Founder & CEO of AppliedEV, adds: “Oxbotica and AEV both see an opportunity in the market to come together with a unique offering of strong commercial outcomes as early as 12 months. The real value of automated vehicles is to operate without the presence of a driver with high levels of safety. There are not many instances where you will find full autonomous vehicles in the market doing a real job, with real economics. Removing the driver and passengers reduces the risk and creates new levels of value and service.”

Alex Harvey, Chief of Advanced Technology of Ocado Technology comments: “We are really excited and supportive of this collaboration between Oxbotica and AppliedEV as we see it as an important step on our journey to developing advanced autonomous mobility solutions for the Ocado Smart Platform.”

Oxbotica was founded in 2014 as an Oxford University spin-out with a simple mission to develop autonomy software that will transform all industries where people and goods move. Its autonomy software works with any vehicle, any time, and in any place.